US2123360A - Apparatus for obtaining linear measurements - Google Patents

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US2123360A
US2123360A US84505A US8450536A US2123360A US 2123360 A US2123360 A US 2123360A US 84505 A US84505 A US 84505A US 8450536 A US8450536 A US 8450536A US 2123360 A US2123360 A US 2123360A
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  • a stationary pointer 22 Arising from the frame I, adjacent to the side of the wheel i, is a stationary pointer 22 which is adapted to be registered with the zero indication of the fractional units of linear measurexnent i3 provided on the side of the wheel i.
  • the upper end of the pointer 22 is aligfied with the zero indication on the scale 63 and the counter mechanism 88 is also set at zero.
  • the instrument is then advanced along the linear surface to be measured.
  • the counter mechanism is tripped once and its numeral hearing reels actuated to record such actuation and indicate the same through the sight opening 20. If the distance undergoing measurement terminates in a fraction of the given unit of measurement, such fractional distance; may be indicated by noting the position of the numerals on the scale l3 with respect to the pointer 22.
  • both feet and inches in. a given measpresent invention linear measurements of any arcasco and may be very rapidly taken with the operator of the instrument standing or walking in an erect and comfortable position.
  • a portable device for measuring and indi cating linear distances having a frame, a hand grip formed in connection with said frame at one end thereof, a freelyrotatable surface'engaging wheel carried by said frame, a pin extending laterally from said wheel and movable therewith, a roller carried by said pin, and a counter mechanism carried by said frame, said counter mechanism being provided with a rocking shaft, an arm secured to the outer end of said rocking shaft, a flexible engaging element secured to the outer end of said am and projecting into the path of movement of said roller whereby rotation of said wheel will impart motion'to'said arm through contact with said en- WILLIAM E. HARRIS.

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July 12, 1938. w. E. HARRIS 2,123,360
APPARATUS FOR OBTAINIHG LINEAR MEASUREMENTS Filed June 10, 1936 transverse shelf 2! formed with the frame I immediately to the rear of the wheel i.
Arising from the frame I, adjacent to the side of the wheel i, is a stationary pointer 22 which is adapted to be registered with the zero indication of the fractional units of linear measurexnent i3 provided on the side of the wheel i.
Thus, in obtaining a given linear measurement, the upper end of the pointer 22 is aligfied with the zero indication on the scale 63 and the counter mechanism 88 is also set at zero. The instrument is then advanced along the linear surface to be measured. With each foot, or other equivalent unit of measurement, the counter mechanism is tripped once and its numeral hearing reels actuated to record such actuation and indicate the same through the sight opening 20. If the distance undergoing measurement terminates in a fraction of the given unit of measurement, such fractional distance; may be indicated by noting the position of the numerals on the scale l3 with respect to the pointer 22. In this manner, both feet and inches in. a given measpresent invention, linear measurements of any arcasco and may be very rapidly taken with the operator of the instrument standing or walking in an erect and comfortable position.
While I have described what I consider to be the preferred formof the present'invention, nevertheless, it will be understood that the same is subject to considerable modification and-struce tural variation without departing from the essential features of the invention as the latter have been expressed in the following claim. .Whatisclaimed is: V
In a portable device for measuring and indi cating linear distances having a frame, a hand grip formed in connection with said frame at one end thereof, a freelyrotatable surface'engaging wheel carried by said frame, a pin extending laterally from said wheel and movable therewith, a roller carried by said pin, and a counter mechanism carried by said frame, said counter mechanism being provided with a rocking shaft, an arm secured to the outer end of said rocking shaft, a flexible engaging element secured to the outer end of said am and projecting into the path of movement of said roller whereby rotation of said wheel will impart motion'to'said arm through contact with said en- WILLIAM E. HARRIS.
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Cited By (12)

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US2595021A (en) * 1946-07-31 1952-04-29 Secerel S Swanson Measuring device
US2600865A (en) * 1950-09-22 1952-06-17 Ebenhard S Gandrud Land measuring instrument
US2716819A (en) * 1952-11-26 1955-09-06 Rolatape Inc Measuring wheel
US2741031A (en) * 1952-01-17 1956-04-10 Jr Raymond F Martin Measuring device
US3151397A (en) * 1960-06-15 1964-10-06 Rolatape Inc Measuring wheel
US3251132A (en) * 1963-10-18 1966-05-17 Ben D Hall Measuring apparatus
US3327941A (en) * 1965-10-24 1967-06-27 Hanover Wire Cloth Division Apparatus for printing on screening
US3432095A (en) * 1967-09-11 1969-03-11 Deere & Co Land measurer
US4967483A (en) * 1989-11-03 1990-11-06 Nosek Frank J Hit pin for wheeled measuring device and method of assembly therefor
US4967484A (en) * 1989-09-06 1990-11-06 Nosek Frank J Method of and apparatus for measuring distances
US4989342A (en) * 1989-10-17 1991-02-05 Nosek Frank J Actuator for a counter on a distance measuring device
US20170370687A1 (en) * 2016-06-28 2017-12-28 Top Measure Instrument Company Wheeled distance measuring device

Cited By (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2595021A (en) * 1946-07-31 1952-04-29 Secerel S Swanson Measuring device
US2600865A (en) * 1950-09-22 1952-06-17 Ebenhard S Gandrud Land measuring instrument
US2741031A (en) * 1952-01-17 1956-04-10 Jr Raymond F Martin Measuring device
US2716819A (en) * 1952-11-26 1955-09-06 Rolatape Inc Measuring wheel
US3151397A (en) * 1960-06-15 1964-10-06 Rolatape Inc Measuring wheel
US3251132A (en) * 1963-10-18 1966-05-17 Ben D Hall Measuring apparatus
US3327941A (en) * 1965-10-24 1967-06-27 Hanover Wire Cloth Division Apparatus for printing on screening
US3432095A (en) * 1967-09-11 1969-03-11 Deere & Co Land measurer
US4967484A (en) * 1989-09-06 1990-11-06 Nosek Frank J Method of and apparatus for measuring distances
US4989342A (en) * 1989-10-17 1991-02-05 Nosek Frank J Actuator for a counter on a distance measuring device
US4967483A (en) * 1989-11-03 1990-11-06 Nosek Frank J Hit pin for wheeled measuring device and method of assembly therefor
US20170370687A1 (en) * 2016-06-28 2017-12-28 Top Measure Instrument Company Wheeled distance measuring device
US10113849B2 (en) * 2016-06-28 2018-10-30 Top Measure Instrument Company Wheeled distance measuring device

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